Two dominant forwards in Austin Duncan and Natalie Bohannon are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Kent Denver Sun Devils will take on the Denver Christian Thunder at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Kent Denver is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Eagle Ridge Academy 70-41 on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for the Sun Devils as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Denver Christian came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 45-20 win. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Wildcats are ranked 191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Denver Christian's victory was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for Kent Denver, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-9.
Kent Denver strolled past Denver Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2017 by a score of 69-53. Does Kent Denver have another victory up their sleeve, or will Denver Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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